Chennai Water Crisis

Eco-warrior Kandasamy Subramani also pays no electricity bills, thanks to a simple solar plant and a roof garden that keeps his house cool!

Normally, about 600 ml of water is used in a single hand wash. According to UN, about 350 ml of this is being wasted. Now consider that this simple nozzle reduces the water used in a single hand wash to only 15 to 20 ml!

With filtration layers of river pebbles, charcoal and fine sand, N Arunachalam conserves thousands of litres of water that meets the drinking and cooking demands of his family every year

“Thousands of litres of water was just going waste even as Tamil Nadu is struggling with severe water shortage. That was my cue to do something in my personal capacity to save fresh water,” says the enterprising civil engineer. #ChennaiWaterCrisis #HarvestRain

As per Central Water Commission, 50 per cent of the country is facing a water shortage in three major rivers—Godavari, Krishna and Kavery. We need to act now, and that's just what these 10 awesome citizen initiatives are doing!

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. And so, Dr Sekhar Raghavan is visiting housing complexes every day, hoping to use the upcoming monsoons to recharge the groundwater levels of Tamil Nadu's capital.

"A person with an Atmospheric Water Generator at home can ensure a timely and safe supply of water for themselves using electricity or solar energy. No more dependency on tankers, water cans or RO purifiers", says the innovators. #Innovation #ChennaiWaterCrisis